Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi  Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions  Hishouse Records
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Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi

Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi  Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions Hishouse Records   Review by John Taylor  Part memoir, part altar call, Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi’s “Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions” is…
Ron Thompson  From The Patio
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Ron Thompson

Ron Thompson  From The Patio: Live At The Poor House Bistro, Vol. 1 Little Village Foundation  Review by Greg Johnson  Bay Area favorite, guitarist Ron Thompson, may have passed on earlier this year, but thanks to the folks at Little Village…
Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music  Present Livestream with adam Scramsted

Cascade Blues Association/Artichoke Music Present Steve Cheseborough 

Cascade Blues Association/Artichoke Music Present Steve Cheseborough  Historian, musician, author. Steve Cheseborough wears many hats. A life-long student of the early blues and its progenitors have consumed his own passion for playing and…
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Jody Carroll – World of Man Anthology

Jody Carroll  World of Man Anthology:   Volume One – Old Dogs  Volume Two – Lost in Time  Volume Three – Promise Land  Thahaylia Music  Review by Greg Johnson  Jody Carroll’s three-volume compilation, World of Man Anthology,…
Kirk Fletcher - My Blues Pathway
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Kirk Fletcher – My Blues Pathway

Kirk Fletcher  My Blues Pathway Cleopatra Blues  Review by Greg Johnson  If you were to sit down and ask people about who they felt were the most impressive guitar players in the blues world today, you just might find a long list at hand.…
New Music to Note-September 2021
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New Music Releases November 2020

November 2020 New Music Releases  There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here:   A Band Called Sam – Legacy (Highlander Records)  Danny Brooks & Miss Debi [- Are You ready? The Mississippi…
Ramblings On My Mind-March 2021
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Ramblings On My Mind – November 2020

Ramblings On My Mind by Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President  It seems that this full year has been reminiscing about how much work it would normally take to keep up each month with Cascade Blues Association activities and meetings.…
Lu’s Jukebox - Lucinda Williams
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Lu’s Jukebox – Lucinda Williams Offers a Series of Streaming Performances 

Lu’s Jukebox - Lucinda Williams Offers a Series of Streaming Performances  Join award-winning, revered singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams on an unprecedented musical journey spanning time and multiple genres with her latest endeavor, Lu’s…
Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music  Present Livestream with adam Scramsted
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Learning Opportunities Through Artichoke Music 

Learning Opportunities Through Artichoke Music Not only has Artichoke Music teamed up with the Cascade Blues Association to help bring live entertainment once a month to our members, they also offer a wide and diverse selection of educational…
23rd Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concerts 
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23rd Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concerts 

23rd Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concerts  The holidays are starting a little earlier this year as The Blue Diamond will host two concerts from the NW Women Rhythm & Blues and their annual Christmas celebration shows.  It’s…